Harriet Freeman Magray

Brief Life History of Harriet Freeman

When Harriet Freeman Magray was born on 11 April 1839, in Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Edward Freeman Magray, was 27 and her mother, Lydia Lee Hilton, was 23. She married Jesse Rice Cann on 20 July 1856, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Ohio, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871. She died on 5 October 1922, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 83, and was buried in Lake George, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Rice Cann
1833–1908
Harriet Freeman Magray
1839–1922
Marriage: 20 July 1856
Edwin Cann
1853–
Murray Hubert Cann
1874–1948
Melbourne C. Cann
about 1878–
Lydia Ellen Cann
1859–1913
Edward Freeman Cann
1862–1933
William Henry Cann
1864–1938
Laura J. Cann
1866–1914
Lucetta May Cann
1868–1914
Anna Lee Cann
1871–1955

Sources (22)

  • Hariet Cann in household of Jessie Cann, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Harriet T. Magray, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949"
  • Harriet F. Magray Cann, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (4)

1869

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

1909 · First Canadian Flight

The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.

Name Meaning

Variant of Maddrey .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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